Camel Postman - 5 piastre

Camel Postman - 5 piastre

Year
1898
Face Value
5
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Animals

Catalogs References

Michel
SD 15
Yvert & Tellier
SD 15
Stanley Gibbons
SD 16

Technical Details

Colors
Orange brown
Size
29 x 33 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Typography
Designer
Edward A. Stanton
Printers
De La Rue & Co. Ltd
This is perhaps the most famous Sudanese stamp design, known as the "Camel Postman." It depicts a Berberi postman riding a camel across the desert, carrying mail bags. The design was originally created by Captain (later Colonel) Stanton and remained the standard motif for Sudanese definitive stamps for several decades due to its striking and culturally significant imagery.